Maggie Smith

With "Downton Abbey" coming to an end, its executive producer is offering hope that a follow-up movie is at least a possibility. By ending the TV drama several years shy of the 1929 stock market crash, producer Gareth Neame said rich territory is left to be mined if a film is made. He told TV critics Saturday that it's been discussed, but there's no script or a firm plan. Afterward, he told The Associated Press that such a project could be made as a big-screen theatrical release but reaffirmed it was speculative at this point. "I think a 'Downton Abbey' movie could be a wonderful thing," he said earlier. But it's time for the series itself...

Related "Maggie Smith" Articles

Scrambling to accommodate the Great Screen Sprawl of the 21st century and the growing influence of TV fandom, the Television Academy recently made all manner of adjustments to its awards rules and regs. An extra nomination slot was added to the comedy and...

When the cast of "Empire," Fox's music business melodrama that ended the year as America's most popular new TV series, gathered at the Grove in late May for a panel and mini-concert designed to woo several hundred invited Television Academy...

When the creators of "Downton Abbey" were first casting for the show, they went for a mix of new and established actors, says executive producer Gareth Neame.
The producers knew they wanted certain well known actors -- such as Maggie...

On a recent afternoon, the skies over Highclere Castle were a brilliant blue more reminiscent of Southern California than the Hampshire countryside, but otherwise things on location at "Downton Abbey" were characteristically English.
That is to...

They've never been lovers. They're definitely not cop buddies. And they're not really related. But some TV twosomes are more than the sum of their parts. They may have been thrown together by writers unsure what else to do with their quirky characters, by...

Singer-songwriter Bret Michaels has listed his place in a gated Calabasas community for $3.649 million.
Although the 6,797 square feet of light and bright interiors come across as a family home rather than a hangout for a rock star, the accents include...

Byfleet Manor, the Surrey estate used to portray the home of Maggie Smith’s character Lady Violet Crawley on “Downton Abbey,” is listed for sale at $6.1 million.
Encompassing 19 acres, the estate centers on a main house built around 1686 that...

Keep calm and carry on, "Downton Abbey" fans.
After months of rumors, Carnival Films and Masterpiece on PBS, the co-producers of the show, along with ITV, the show's British network home, confirmed that the upcoming sixth season of the hugely...

Three years after moviegoers checked in to "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and made it a sleeper hit, a sequel has arrived to continue the India-set adventures of its plucky British retirees.
According to most reviews, "The Second Best...

In news that is sure to delight Anglophiles the world over, on Thursday Kensington Palace announced via Twitter that Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, or as us commoners like to call her, Kate, will visit the set of "Downton...

On paper, a small, gentle comedy about British pensioners who travel to India to spend their retirement years at a hotel in Jaipur certainly didn't sound like an international box office hit.
But once brought to life, audiences responded to 2012's...

"Downton Abbey" fans, you may want to sit down before reading this: Maggie Smith may be ready to leave the show.
In an interview with London's Sunday Times newspaper promoting her new film, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold...

From the moment Lord Grantham mentioned how tired Isis looked, we all knew this day was coming. But that doesn't make it any easier. Rest in peace, you kindly Labrador.
It seems every season of "Downton Abbey" brings at least one high-profile...

OK, "Downton Abbey," I think it's time we had a talk.
First, let me say congratulations on your win Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. No one can argue that the acting on this show isn't top notch, even when the writing isn't,...

"Downton Abbey" won the Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday for performance by an ensemble in a television drama series.
The PBS period piece beat "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO), "Homeland" (Showtime), "House of...

January is such a rigorous drag of a month. Diets to start, decorations to take down, jammed email in-boxes to face, not to mention the suddenly impossible parking at the gym. Fortunately, there is something sweet and solid to cling to even as you chuck...

Her performance as Lady Mary on "Downton Abbey" has brought Michelle Dockery many a thing: fans with tales of their own repressed sisterhood memories, a few Emmy nominations and a Twitter account for her eyebrows. The fifth season of the PBS...

Attention dedicated fans of imported British television: If you watch this "Downton Abbey" sketch that aired in the U.K. over the weekend, you may need a fainting couch nearby.
George Clooney made his much-heralded appearance at everyone's...

The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced five minutes ago, and the awards won't be announced for another month. But why procrastinate? Let's pick the winners ... now!. Because of the size of the voting body (111,228 eligible members and...